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[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

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"Successful entrepreneurs are patient"

I'm building Salvo so the job hunt stops eating your life.

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[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

It is, but a lot of that is the portal. A posting can get hundreds of applications in a day, so applying early and getting a message to someone on the team is what moves you out of the pile. I built https://t.co/6h5pDdDLkF to do that part, free until your 2nd interview.

[Niko 🈲 @nikoshots]

The job market is super cooked

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

From what I see the dev market is split. Senior folks with a network are still getting hired, while new grads send hundreds of applications with almost no calls. The ones breaking through message hiring managers directly instead of waiting on the portal.

[Shimecki @scheemunai]

I stumbled upon a lot of videos on YouTube where software engineers are talking about the terrible job market.

Is that a trend?

I'm not in tune with the dev job market as I used to be when I had a software company.

I'm very curious to hear - what's the sentiment?

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@Hetrams137 Going from under review straight to did not qualify with zero feedback is so frustrating. Those recordings are usually scored automatically, so short, structured answers using the role's exact keywords tend to do better. Worth retrying if they let you.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@zeroflag_ Ha, it's not all skill issue. Plenty of good people get buried because a posting gets 500 applicants in a day. Applying early and messaging someone on the team gets you out of that pile. My tool does both, free until your 2nd interview: https://t.co/6h5pDdDLkF

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@whisper_jobber Same, honestly. The one thing that still kicks back is skipping the portal line and messaging the hiring manager the day you apply. Most people never do it, so it really stands out.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@gunmetalkatt Totally understandable. Most of the frustration comes from applying into a pile and hearing nothing back. What helps is reaching an actual person on the team after you apply. I built a tool that does that part for you, free until your 2nd interview: https://t.co/6h5pDdDdv7

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@WickDaily Finding 20% in cost savings usually means cuts across every team, not just one division. If you work there, now's the time to quietly update the resume and reach out to old coworkers who already left.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@disconfused_ Write those down. Pick the one that takes your manager the longest, build a faster version on a small scale, and show them the time it saves. That's usually how new grads at old companies get noticed early.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@SharczoVT Sorry about the job, but more stream time is a solid silver lining. If you want something steady alongside it, a lot of part time remote roles are flexible on hours, so you can keep the schedule you want.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@JaMikaR__ Eight months of settling and then landing more pay, better benefits and a better schedule is a real comeback. Congrats, and good luck tomorrow! Learn everybody's name that first week, it makes the rest so much easier.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

The 2026 version skips the step that still works best. After the resume rewrite, message the hiring manager at every place you apply. Most people never do it, so the ones who do get noticed first.

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

Getting Fired in 2015:

- Lose your job.
- Go home.
- Tell your family.
- Spend the evening worrying.
- Wake up the next morning and start looking for another job.

Getting Fired in 2026:

- Lose your job.
- Update LinkedIn to “Open to Work.”
- Ask ChatGPT to rewrite your resume.
- Apply to 500 jobs.
- Get rejected by an automated hiring system.
- Get told you lack experience for an entry-level position.
- Watch AI take over half the jobs you're qualified for.
- Start posting motivational content about entrepreneurship.
- Launch a YouTube channel.
- Become a vibe coder.
- Build a SaaS using Claude.
- Call yourself a founder.
- Spend $200 on tools and subscriptions.
- Get 3 users, including your mother.
- Post about your startup journey on X.
- Go viral for all the wrong reasons.
- Get 10,000 likes and zero customers.
- Announce that you're pivoting.
- Start selling an online course about financial freedom.
- Make $0 in revenue.
- Update your LinkedIn again.
- Get laid off from your imaginary startup. 💀

In 2015, getting fired meant losing your job. In 2026, it means being forced to become an entrepreneur against your will. 💀

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

The 400 applicants part is real. When a posting gets flooded like that, the people who get a call are usually the ones who applied the first day and then reached someone on the team directly. Waiting on the portal alone is mostly luck.

[𝓓𝓮𝓵 @delonperc]

“Why does everywhere seem understaffed when we’re also dealing with an unemployment problem?”

Understaffed" is HR for: we want 5 years experience for an entry-level role, three interview rounds, and then we ghosted all 400 applicants.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@masteringincom That mindset is how people actually move up. Keep a running list of wins at this job, so when the right role opens up next year you've got real numbers to put on the resume.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@kemitskinan Starting over at 29 is way more common than it feels. That caged feeling usually fades after the first couple weeks, once you know who to ask for what. Hope day one went okay.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@Yeadatcam Everybody feels that way about their own resume. Pick one job you want and rewrite your top three bullets with the words from that posting. It stops feeling phony fast when it actually matches the work.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@boylogged A one month gap is nothing, nobody cares about that. The no field experience part you fix with reach, so apply to the entry roles and message someone on the team directly. My tool does both for you, free until your 2nd interview: https://t.co/6h5pDdDdv7

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@durkimpact Life is good is the right energy going in. Have one question ready about what their team is working on right now, interviewers remember the people who ask that.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

@astrocat2913 Two ghosts and a missing reference is a rough stretch. For the third one, a former teacher, coworker, or volunteer lead can be your reference, it doesn't have to be a boss. Hope the tour fund comes together.

[Markos Daget @markosdaget]

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